This document sets out the terms and conditions between India FinTech Forum and you when you purchase a ticket or register for any event or conference organised by India FinTech Forum or participate in any survey of India FinTech Forum. By purchasing a ticket or registering for an event or conference organised by India FinTech Forum or participating in a survey you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions.

India FinTech Forum (also referred as “We” or “US” in this Agreement) reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time.

CONFERENCE ORGANISER

India FinTech Awards is being organised by India FinTech Forum.

DECLARATION OF CONSENT

I hereby give my consent to India FinTech Forum (and its associates/ related entities) to collect, process and use my personal data for the purposes of processing the purchase of my ticket and for any other use to which I have consented. India FinTech Forum may share your name, address, e-mail address or demographic information with a third party.

PURCHASING TICKETS

I hereby give my consent for the mandatory and voluntary data collected from me in the course of purchasing tickets and/or registering for India FinTech Awards.

EVENT INFORMATION

I acknowledge that India FinTech Forum will not provide transport or travel expenses to or from any event or conference. I acknowledge that India FinTech Forum will consider but not guarantee exhibiting startups’ requests for session changes at any event.

VOLUNTEERS

By agreeing to act as a volunteer at an event, I acknowledge that:

I will receive no compensation for travel, accommodation etc.

There is no guarantee that I will be selected to be a volunteer at the event.

If I violate any event rule or fail to show up for an assigned shift, my accreditation can be removed and I will be denied access to the event.

I attest to the truth of all statements made in my application.

The use of alcohol and/or controlled substances before or while on duty is strictly prohibited. Violation of this policy will result in immediate dismissal, removal of accreditation and removal from the event grounds.

In the course of the event I may be dealing with confidential information and I agree to keep such information in the strictest of confidence.

I have read and fully understood these terms and conditions.

REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY

All purchases of tickets for conferences and events shall be governed by the rules specific to that event.

It is strictly forbidden for any company, organisation or attendee to attempt to host or organise any event in conjunction with, contiguous to or purporting to be related to India FinTech Awards or its affiliates without the express prior permission and co-operation of India FinTech Forum. In the event of breach of these terms any tickets purchased will be rendered null and void. India FinTech Forum reserves their right to take such legal action including a claim for damages as may be appropriate.

The tickets purchased are for your own personal use or that of your business only and may not be re-sold or transferred without our written permission (please email to info@indiafintech.com). Where there has been any re-sale or attempted re-sale of any tickets (or any other breach of this term without permission), we reserve the right to cancel the relevant tickets with immediate effect.

We reserve the right to cancel any ticket purchase made by any person or body whom we reasonably believe to be associated with any ticket broker or tout.

India FinTech Forum reserves the right to refuse admission to any event or conference for any behaviour, which it deems unacceptable, or for breach of the terms and conditions.

India FinTech Forum will not be liable for any loss injury or damage to any person or property howsoever caused.

If you have been selected to volunteer at the event but have already bought a ticket, the event specific cancellation and refund rules shall apply.

COMPLAINTS

Complaints can be made to info@indiafintech.com. We will endeavor to resolve any customer complaints where reasonable.

EVENT CANCELLATION, POSTPONEMENT AND SUBSTITUTION POLICY

India FinTech Forum is not responsible for any loss or damage as a result of a substitution, alteration, cancellation or postponement of an event. We shall assume no liability whatsoever in the circumstances that an event is cancelled, rescheduled or postponed due to a fortuitous event, Act of God, unforeseen occurrence or any other event that renders performance of an event impracticable, illegal or impossible. For purposes of this clause, a fortuitous event shall include, but not be limited to: war, fire, labour strike, extreme weather or other emergency.

Please note that while speakers and topics are confirmed at the time of publishing, circumstances beyond the control of the organisers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. As such, India FinTech Forum reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speakers and/or topics if necessary without any liability to you whatsoever. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated on our web page as soon as possible.

DELIVERY POLICY

Once a successful purchase transaction has been completed, tickets are delivered in electronic soft-copy via email to the email address nominated by the purchaser.

A printed hard-copy ticket or an electronic soft-copy ticket detailing the reference number can be used to register at the event. No printed hard-copy or printed receipt shall be provided.

GENERAL CLAUSES

India FinTech Forum shall be entitled to delegate the duties provision of its obligations under this Agreement.

No other terms shall apply to this Agreement and these terms contain the entire agreement and understanding between us in respect of all matters which are referred to herein and supersede any prior, written or oral agreement between us relating to such matters. You confirm that in agreeing to accept these terms you have not relied on any representation that is not expressly included herein and you agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any misrepresentation which has not become a part of these terms. However, nothing in these terms purport to exclude liability for any fraudulent statement or act.

If any part of the terms herein shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed to be severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of the terms.

You agree not to:

Use the website (or any part of it) for any illegal purpose and agree to use it in accordance with all relevant laws;

Use the website in a manner which (i) may cause the website to be interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient or such designed to interfere with, interrupt or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer or (ii) any material which is defamatory, offensive, or of an obscene or menacing character, or that may cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety; (iii) that the effectiveness or functionality of the website is in any way impaired or (iv) violates or infringes the rights of any person, firm or company (including, but not limited to, rights of intellectual property, rights of confidentiality or rights of privacy) of the website;

Create or publish a hypertext link to any part of the website or attempt any unauthorised access to any part or component;

Copy or distribute any part of the website in any medium without our prior written consent; and

Alter or modify any part of the website other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the website for its intended use.

Challenge our decision including the opinion of the judges as part of the shortlisting and selection of winners for the India FinTech Awards.

Our decision in any dispute related to the awards and selection of companies shall be final.

We reserve the right to –

Modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, the website (or any part of it) with or without notice to you.

Change these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of the website (or any part of it) following such change shall be subject to and including the changes made to the terms from time to time.

Monitor any activity and content associated with the website.

Cancel/reschedule the shortlisting or cancel/reschedule the presentation/ demo of any company/ individual depending on the situation.

Deduct any applicable taxes like TDS from any cash prizes that may be awarded

Add any applicable taxes to the price of the event tickets

We may investigate any reported violation of these Terms to confirm that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification to or withdrawal of the website; and/or deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the Terms have been changed. If you do not agree to any change to the Terms then you must immediately stop using the website; and/ or complaints relating to the website and take any action that we deem appropriate (which may include, but is not limited to, issuing warnings, suspending, terminating or attaching conditions to your access and/or removing any materials from the website).

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Whilst we will use reasonable endeavours to verify the accuracy of any information we place on the website, we make no warranties, whether express or implied in relation to its accuracy.

INDEMNITY

You agree to be fully responsible for (and fully indemnify us against) all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, suffered by us and arising out of any breach of the terms by you or any other liabilities incurred by us arising out of your use of the website, or use by any other person accessing the website using your PC or internet access account.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO USE

You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content contained within the website (including any logos, branding material or trademark) shall remain at all times owned by us or our licensors. You are permitted to use this material only as expressly authorised by us.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the website and the content on the website.